Freshwater Creek

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 414 people in Freshwater Creek. Of these 51.6% were male and 48.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Freshwater Creek was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.8% of the population.

Of people in Freshwater Creek aged 15 years and over, 64.0% were married and 8.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Freshwater Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Freshwater Creek 30.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.0% were in primary school, 32.8% in secondary school and 10.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Freshwater Creek, 12.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Freshwater Creek were English 34.3%, Australian 27.9%, Irish 11.0%, Scottish 10.5% and German 3.2%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Freshwater Creek (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Freshwater Creek, 85.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.9%, Germany 1.0%, Malta 1.0%, United States of America 1.0% and New Zealand 0.7%.

In Freshwater Creek, 69.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Freshwater Creek, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 73.1%, England 5.3%, Ireland 3.1%, Netherlands 2.2% and New Zealand 1.9%.

In Freshwater Creek, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 80.7%, England 3.5%, Scotland 2.5%, Italy 2.0% and Ireland 1.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Freshwater Creek were No Religion, so described 38.3%, Catholic 22.5%, Anglican 12.7%, Uniting Church 9.8% and Not stated 5.7%. In Freshwater Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (57.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Freshwater Creek 95.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Maltese 1.5%.

Employment

There were 223 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Freshwater Creek. Of these 50.7% were employed full time, 43.0% were employed part-time and 2.2% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Freshwater Creek, 18.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Freshwater Creek included Managers 27.5%, Professionals 25.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.3%, Labourers 8.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.7%, Sales Workers 7.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.6%.

Of the employed people in Freshwater Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 6.2%, Primary Education 6.2%, Cafes and Restaurants 4.3%, General Practice Medical Services 4.3% and Other Social Assistance Services 4.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Freshwater Creek was $695.

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In Freshwater Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 53.2%, Worked at home 17.1%, Truck 3.2%, Car, as passenger 2.8% and Walked only 2.8%. On the day, 1.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 58.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Freshwater Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 80.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.3% provided care for children and 16.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 30.6% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Freshwater Creek, 31.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Freshwater Creek, 44.7% were couple families with children, 43.9% were couple families without children and 8.3% were one parent families.

In Freshwater Creek, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Freshwater Creek, of couple families with children, 17.7% had both partners employed full-time, 7.1% had both employed part-time and 27.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Freshwater Creek, 90.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.9% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Freshwater Creek, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Freshwater Creek, of occupied private dwellings 2.0% had 1 bedroom, 8.1% had 2 bedrooms and 43.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Freshwater Creek, 53.6% were owned outright, 30.5% were owned with a mortgage and 13.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Freshwater Creek, of all households, 76.7% were family households, 18.9% were single person households and 4.4% were group households.

In Freshwater Creek, 16.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 21.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

Number of motor vehicles

In Freshwater Creek, 13.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 38.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Freshwater Creek, 87.0% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Freshwater Creek, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

In Freshwater Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Freshwater Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)